December 5 Challenge & PromptArt Challenge: Words Front & CenterJournal Prompt: Life is a book. We fill the pages.​

For this week’s page, I built up the background with layers of acrylic, gesso, and graphite to create marks and surface texture. Inspired by the journal prompt, I immediately knew I wanted to incorporate Seth Apter's stencil from StencilGirl Products' November StencilClub to remind myself to write my own story. I also collaged in number labels to form 2016 and a star label; I'd painted these with my Gelli plate and acrylics.

I added a little Sharpie Mean Streak here and there, too, and some scribble journaling in black ink inspired by the journal prompt "Life is a book. We fill the pages." – about what I want to fill the pages of my life with in 2016.

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I even did some scribble writing on the small painted star label!

I had an absolute blast creating this page!

And I'm so incredible grateful to Lorraine Bell, Sandi Keene, Rae Missigman, and Roben-Marie Smith for all the hard work they put into organizing The Original Documented Life Project™ The Journal and inspiring us each and every week!

I can't believe we only have one more week of Documented Life 2015! I'm so happy that I was able meet every single challenge so far this year, too. The process of mixed media art journaling has brought me such joy!

Linking up this page with Art Journal Journey, too – another fabulous community that shares my passion for art journaling! Their December challenge is Collage + Journaling!